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16-letter words containing h, e, i

  • hydroelectricity — pertaining to the generation and distribution of electricity derived from the energy of falling water or any other hydraulic source.
  • hydroferricyanic — (chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen, ferric iron, and cyanogen.
  • hydrogen bromide — a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.
  • hydrogen cyanide — a colorless poisonous gas, HCN, having a bitter almondlike odor: in aqueous solution it forms hydrocyanic acid.
  • hydrogen sulfide — a colorless, flammable, water-soluble, cumulatively poisonous gas, H 2 S, having the odor of rotten eggs: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals, in metallurgy, and as a reagent in laboratory analysis.
  • hydrologic cycle — the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
  • hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
  • hyper-conformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
  • hyper-excitement — an excited state or condition.
  • hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
  • hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
  • hyperchlorhydria — excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
  • hypercompetitive — Extremely competitive.
  • hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
  • hypercorrections — Plural form of hypercorrection.
  • hyperflexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
  • hyperinnervation — the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
  • hyperinsulinemia — (medicine) The condition of having an excessively high level of insulin in the blood, usually due to excess production.
  • hyperinsulinemic — Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood.
  • hyperintelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
  • hyperlipoidaemia — Alt form hyperlipoidemia.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hyperoxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • hyperperistalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
  • hyperpituitarism — overactivity of the pituitary gland.
  • hypersensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
  • hypersensitivity — excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
  • hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
  • hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • hypersusceptible — hypersensitive (def 2).
  • hyperthermophile — (biology) An organism that lives and thrives in an extremely hot environment, such as a deep sea smoker vent; often a member of the Archaea.
  • hypervariability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
  • hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • hyperventilating — Present participle of hyperventilate.
  • hyperventilation — excessively rapid and deep breathing.
  • hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
  • hypnagogic image — an image experienced by a person just before falling asleep, which often resembles a hallucination
  • hypnagogic state — the drowsy period between wakefulness and sleep, during which fantasies and hallucinations often occur.
  • hypoaeolian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E, with the final on A.
  • hypoalimentation — insufficient or inadequate nourishment.
  • hypophosphatemia — (medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.
  • hypophysectomies — Plural form of hypophysectomy.
  • i see no x here. — (games)   Hackers (and the interactive computer games they write) traditionally favour this slightly marked usage over other possible equivalents such as "There's no X here!" or "X is missing." or "Where's the X?". This goes back to the original PDP-10 ADVENT, which would respond in this wise if you asked it to do something involving an object not present at your location in the game.
  • icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
  • immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
  • immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
  • immunochemically — In an immunochemical way.
  • immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
  • imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
  • import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
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